A. crenata – after Jung, 1942
Apodera crenata Jung, 1942
Diagnosis: Test retort-shaped, in cross-section circular, almost colorless, yellowish, with a net-like structure and a curved neck. The constriction between neck and main body is thin. Pseudostome irregularly lobed with thickened edge.
Dimensions: Jung (1942): length 93 μm, width 39 μm, aperture 20 μm, neck 23 μm (n=1). My measurements: length 113-126 μm, width 44-48 μm, aperture 14-20 μm, neck 33-36 μm (n=3)
Ecology: Sphagnum, Calbuco Island, Chili (Jung, 1942). I found it in litter, collected at 3000 m. in Ecuador (collected by Valentyna Krashevska, 2020).
A. crenata, litter, 3000 m., Ecuador
A. crenata, litter, 3000 m., Ecuador
A. crenata, litter, 3000 m., Ecuador